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Following the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Israel has also targeted Hashem Saffieddine, who is now being seen as his possible successor. Israeli media, citing reports from Lebanon, have claimed that the IDF had allegedly attempted to kill Hashem Safaideen in the Daheeh area of Beirut. The Israeli attack was more than intended to kill Nasrallah, the report said.
According to a report in The New York Times, Israel launched heavy air strikes on Beirut at midnight on Thursday. Saffiedine was said to have been meeting with senior Hezbollah officials in an underground bunker at the time. It was the deadliest attack by Israel in the region since Nasrallah was killed.
Three Israeli officials told The New York Times that the attack targeted a meeting of senior Hezbollah leaders, including Saffiedine. However, there has been no official statement from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) or Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The IDF reportedly attacked areas of southern Lebanon, including Beirut. Several people are believed to have been killed in several major explosions in Beirut.
Hashem Safideen was declared a terrorist by America in 2017. He currently plays an important role in the political affairs of Hezbollah and is also a member of the terrorist organization's Jihad Council. Saffiedine was counted among the top 3 leaders of Hezbollah along with Nasrallah and Naim Qassim.
Claims to be a descendant of the Prophet
Hashem considers himself a descendant of the Prophet Mohammed. But the US State Department declared him a terrorist in 2017. Because he launched a big war against Israel. When Israel killed senior commander of Hezbollah. Then he told his men to let the enemy cry. Educated in the religious centers of Najaf, Iraq, and Qom, Iran, Saffieddine returned to Lebanon in 1994 and soon rose to the top of Hezbollah. In 1995, the group's highest decision-making body, the Majlis Al Shura, joined.